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1 The tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao The name that can be named is not the eternal Name. 'Beautiful and accessible the English, as 'fluid as melting ice,' is a joy to read throughout.' - The New Republic Tao Te Ching - Stephen Mitchell Translation. Tao Te Ching: A New English Version Paperback 5 September 2006 by Lao Tzu (Author), Stephen Mitchell (Author) 1,632 ratings See all formats and editions Paperback 24.11 15 New from 23. Tao Te Ching (pronounced, more or less, Dow Deh Jing) can be translated as The Book of the Immanence of the Way or The Book of the Way and of How It Manifests. Stephen Mitchell - Introduction to the Tao Te Ching Individuation Portal 37.5K subscribers Subscribe 82 Share 2. It embodies the virtues its translator credits to the Chinese original: a gemlike lucidity that is radiant with humor, grace, largeheartedness, and deep wisdom.' - Huston Smith, author of The Religions of Man 'Mitchell's rendition of the Tao Te Ching comes as close to being definitive for our time as any I can imagine.

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